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HCF Catalyst through the eyes of HCF employees HCF Catalyst through the eyes of HCF employees Its clear that HCF Catalyst has made a deeper impact than just finding and working with health tech Startups. At the recent Demo Day in Sydney, Sheena Jack, CEO of HCF recognised how much of an impact the program…
By Hugh Bickerstaff, Chief Investment Officer at Investible The pressure on corporates to optimise their current operations while simultaneously building their business for tomorrow is being felt more than ever. Disruption is occurring everywhere and the rate and impact of emerging technologies is phenomenal, so massive in fact that even understanding and predicting what their…
By Ben Hutt, Chief Program Director, Slingshot Accelerator Working with Startups can create real, long lasting impacts on a Corporate’s transformational journey. Having been involved in some of the most high profile Australian Accelerators like Qantas AVRO, HCF Catalyst and Caltex Spark, the reasons why Corporates are seeking Startup interaction go beyond finding new tech.…
By Ben Hutt, Chief Program Director, Slingshot Accelerator A major boost for regional entrepreneurship, ‘Horizons’ was the first accelerator program of a three-year engagement with the Queensland Government’s Advance Queensland initiative. Last year, Slingshot Accelerator won this grant to run the Horizons Accelerator to support the development of local Startup talent and tourism. Given the…
By Ben Hutt, Chief Program Director, Slingshot Accelerator Being a Startup founder requires many skills, but one that’s often lacking in early stages is real experience and knowledge of mature B2B sales processes. This often means founders struggle to achieve early traction with corporate customers, and waste time with ineffective sales engagements. Having accelerated more…
By Steve Hui, Chief Executive, iFLYflat and Qantas AVRO mentor Last month I was fortunate enough to travel around the Middle East. As I was making my way from Muscat (the capital of Oman) to Dubai, I couldn’t help but reflect on how different my travel experience was from my first trips many years ago. Not…
By Trent Bagnall, Co Founder, Slingshot Accelerator Recognised Venture Capital fund Artesian has recently published a study of the most active Startup Accelerators in Australia. We are delighted to announce that Slingshot sits at the top of the rankings at number 1 and has accelerated more Startups than any other company in Australia. We would…
Now boarding Startups & Scaleups for Qantas Innovation Program The Qantas Group is inviting the world’s most innovative Startups, Scaleups and digital disruptors to apply for its second AVRO Accelerator program. The AVRO Accelerator gives entrepreneurs the chance to work with the Qantas Group to develop, incubate and scale their businesses. The program, launched in…
Caltex looking for the next gen of disruptive ideas for their Spark Accelerator As an iconic Australian business, Caltex has never been more focused on driving our country’s future. They are passionate about innovation, job creation, increasing productivity and creating opportunities. Caltex has partnered with Slingshot, Australia’s leading Accelerator Program to find and work with…
By Ben Hutt, Chief Program Director, Slingshot Accelerator Accelerators are a unique ecosystem where opportunity meets aspiration and conviction. They provide mentorship, training, networking and investment to start-ups and serve as a launch pad for growth and scalability by imparting entrepreneurs with invaluable knowledge and fast tracking their learning experience. They also play a vital…
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